Category Archives: Purley & Woodcote News

Upcoming AGM meeting will be on ZOOM In what can only be described as a PWRA first, the organisation will hold its Annual General Meeting on Tues June 16th 7.30pm on Zoom. We are doing this as the membership is unable to safely meet in-person due to the current public health…

In and amongst everything else that is going on, perhaps a new low (if that is possible) for Brick By Brick / LB Croydon’s current administration. Whilst wilfully further endangering rare and protected species would be bad enough (especially as LBC have declared a Climate Emergency), the way this has…

Purley Planning Summary – 3rd May 2020 The current volume of planning applications and decisions in the PWRA area can make it challenging to keep up with what is being proposed for our area. Consequently the PWRA Planning Officer now prepares a summary of planning activity in our area so we…

Protect the Rotary Field from Development When preparing the current Croydon Local Plan, Croydon Council proposed that a number of Croydon’s green spaces be granted additional protection from development. The Rotary Field is one of these green spaces. Unfortunately the Planning Inspector who reviewed the draft Croydon Local Plan regarded…

Purley Planning Summary – 5th April 2020 The current volume of planning applications and decisions in the PWRA area can make it challenging to keep up with what is being proposed for our area. Consequently the PWRA Planning Officer now prepares a summary of planning activity in our area so…

Purley Planning Summary – 2nd March 2020 The current volume of planning applications and decisions in the PWRA area can make it challenging to keep up with what is being proposed for our area. Consequently the PWRA Planning Officer now prepares a summary of planning activity in our area…

Are you fed up with blocked gullies, litter, or even fly tipping in your area, and are frustrated in trying to get Croydon Council to deal with it? If so then www.lovecleanstreets.com could be your answer. This is a website specifically designed for you to raise such issues, route them to the…

PWRA’s Purley Planning Summary – Feb 2020 The current volume of planning applications and decisions in the PWRA area can make it challenging to keep up with what is being proposed for our area. Consequently the PWRA Planning Officer now prepares a summary of planning activity in our area so…

Following a number of enquiries we realise that there is a lack of awareness about what the PWRA does and the support that it can provide to members, and that it is some time since we articulated this. We hope that publishing the list below goes some way to…

Following our submission on the Local Plan Review to the Council the PWRA has now put questions about it to Alison Butler the Cabinet member responsible. The letter from the PWRA to Cllr. Allison Butler is below. ACTION: Please make your own views on the Council’s proposals known to them by the 20th January and…